Sharp County record., 1887-08-04

SHARP COUNTY RECORD.
B.e. HENDERSON, Proprietor.
EVENING SHADE. ARKANSAS
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere
THE Scotch yacht Thistle sailed on the
18th from Glasgow for America.
Ara fire in Minneapolis on the 26th sew
eral firemen were injured, one fatally
TIE recent Massachusetts foods have
damaged property, it is said, more tnan
$4,000.
THRTY-ErGHT Liberal British peers have
protested against the enforcement OF Co
ercion in Ireland.
DR.. MCGLYNN is out in an article on "the
North AInerfcdn ReUiev.
ENGLISH spOrtsmen who put up money
on the Thistle are reported to be IN the
dumps on account of performances OF the
Volunteer.
Iris the opinion in London that Russia
has left a number Of lOopholes in the
Afghan frontier agreement just made
with England.
FoRTY-NrNE new cases Of cholera and
TWENTY-FIVE deaths were reported at
Catania on the 23d. A few deaths were
reported in other towns.
The steamer Sir John Lawrence, which
was lost in the Bay Of Bengal is now said
to have had eight hundred persons on
board, all Of whom were lost.
The Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce
on the 9th, appointed a committee to in,
vite President Cleveland to visit Cincln
natl during his Western tour this fall.
MAYOR FRANCIS of st. Louis and the
Missouri delegation called on the President
on the 18th and invited him to visit Sc
Louis in October, which he agreed to do
Ar the Toledo convention on the 9th g
resolution was presented indorsing Sher
man for the presidency, but the Blaine
men succeeded in having it referred to the
committee on resolutions.
The Porte has decided TO reopen nego
tiatious with England for the settlement
of the Egyptian question. The object Of
the Porte is that the negotiations shall
proceed without the other powers being
consulted.
THE scenery, stage properties, costumes,
etc, of the National Opera Company have
been seized by the sheriff at Jersey City,
Nj. Mrs. H. <. Thurber, OF New YORK,
loaned $4,000 to the company, and she has
instituted suit TO recover the amount.
The DEVELOPMENTS of the investigation
into the Cass case in London have created
profound Indignation against the police
administration, revealing, as they do, an
amount of brutality and venality among
the guardians of the peace shocking to con-
template.
The American Paper Makers Associa-
tion held it's annual session at Saratoga, N.
Y, on the 9th. Hon. Byron Weston, OF
Dalton, called the meeting to order, and
made an address Of welcome. United
States Senator Dawes made an address on
"Paper and the Tariff"
The inquest into the St. Thomas (Ont.)
railway disaster elected evidence pointing
to Conductor Spettigue of the Port Stanley
train as responsible for the accident, he
having failed to properly test the air
brakes before commencing his run. He has
been placed under arrest.
A SPECIAL edition of the Dublin Gazette
announces the following counties fully
proclaimed under the Grimes act: Kings,
Leitrim, Longford, Sligo, Galway, Mayo,
Roscommon, Clare, Kerry, Cork, Linn
erick, Kilkenny, Queens, Tiperary, Water
ford, Donegal, and Monaghan.
NINETY-FoUR members Of the Parts police
force handed to their superior officers on
the 9th silver watches bearing the en-
graved inscription, souvenir BOulanger,
July 7th," which had been delivered at
their homes by unknown persons. The po-
lice department has ordered an inquiry.
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DWIGHT L. MOODY, the evangelist, thinks
the newspaper fraternity of the country
needs laboring with. He is decidedly op-
posed to Sunday papers, and says he never
reads one Of them, adding: "You can't
pound sermon into a man after he has
got through reading one Of those Sunday
papers"
A DELEGATION from Lynchburg, Va,
headed by Senator Daniel, called on the
President on the 9th and invited him to
attend the State fair TO be held at Lynch
burg in October next. The President
promised to consider the invitation, and
said he would give them decided answer
at later day.
The Comptroller Of the Currency on the
26th authorized the following named
banks to begin business: The National
Bank of Commerce Of Kansas City, Mo-.
capital. $1,000, 900. The First Nationa
Bank Of Kinsley, Kas.; capital, 100000.
The First National Bank Of Milbrook, Kas.
capital, $4,000.
The will Of the late VIM. Glenn, pro
bated at Cincinnati on the 26th, makes
public bequests, mostly for religious and
educational organizations, amounting tC
1900. The largest are 5000 to the Ohio
Wesleyan University, Wesleyan Female
CoIlaoa If Cincinnati and st Paul,s NJ T.